Coillte company to launch ultra-light fibreboard onto European market

TIMBER company Medite has developed an ultra-light medium density fibreboard (MDF) wood product which is set to be launched onto the European market.

Medite, a member of the national forestry group, Coillte, has just completed six months of research into its new MDF Ultralite product, after a €15 million investment by Coillte at its plant in Clonmel, Co Tipperary.

Medite is already a respected brand in Europe’s panel board marketplace. Medite Ultralite now brings the company’s portfolio of export products to eight, all certified to EU standards. Medite and its Waterford partner, SmartPly, employ over 320 people.